tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post6754238044251320257..comments2018-05-24T08:36:48.917-07:00Comments on Just A Car Guy: There were some mighty big Goodyears on Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Snow Cruiser in 1939Jesse Bowershttps://plus.google.com/112059652655203250699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-1417476591709718972018-05-16T18:56:05.752-07:002018-05-16T18:56:05.752-07:00Since I was a boy i never understood why they buil...Since I was a boy i never understood why they built a vehicle to travel on snow and ice but put slick tires on it. I&#39;ve seen photos of the cruiser with chains on the tires, but wouldn&#39;t it have gone better with some kind of tread? The electric motors driving the wheels seems like a great way to save space inside the vehicle, but with the technology of the time, heavy and underpowered. It one of those inventions that you really really wish it would have worked because it&#39;s so outrageous and bold. Maybe it&#39;ll be found someday, the freezing water may be preserving it for a future generation to be inspired.Allen Bergstrazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108771211584899497noreply@blogger.com